Long-toed Stint vs African Snipe

Calidris subminuta в сравнении с Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Long-toed Stint African Snipe
Научное название Calidris subminuta Gallinago nigripennis
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 17,6 cm (6.9 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Масса 25,666666666666668 g (0.91 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Long-toed Stint only

Нет

African Snipe only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Long-toed Stint

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint: 13–15 cm, delicate small stint with a long hindtoe, yellow legs, and strong creamy supercilium. Breeds on boreal bog and marsh of Siberia; winters in South and Southeast Asia and Australia on freshwater mudflats and rice paddies. Feeds on invertebrates. Often found among vegetation at wetland edges. Long-distance migrant.

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

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